Attachment for spinning-frames.



No. 649,397. Patented May 8, I900. R. BURGESS. ATTACHMENT FOR SPINNINGFRAMES.

(Application filed Mar. 8, 1900.)

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ROBERT BURGESS, OF NE\V BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO THE DRAPERCOMPANY, OF PORTLAND, MAINE, AND HOPEDALE, MASSA- CIIUSETTS.

ATTACHMENT FOR SPINNING-FRAMES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters iatent No. 649,397, dated May 8,1900.

A plication filed March 8, 1900- Serial No. 7,796- (No model.)

To all whom it 771/661] concern.-

Be it known that I, ROBERT-BURGESS, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of New Bedford, county of Bristol, and State ofMassachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Attachments forSpinning-Frames, of which the following description, in connection withthe accompanying drawings, is a specification; like letters on thedrawings representing like parts.

In ring-spinning frames the inside flanges of the rings frequentlybecome gummed up by dirt, especially when oil is used on the rings, andit is a very difficult matter to properly clean them without removingthem from the rail-a slow and tedious operation.

My present invention has for its object the production of an attachmentfor spinningframes whereby the rings can be rapidly and thoroughlycleaned in sil'u by the usual operation of the frame.

The attachment embodying my invention comprehends, essentially, a body,which is preferably a bobbin provided with laterallyextended flexibleprojections to engage the interior portions of a ring when theattachment is placed on the cooperating spindle, the projectionsbrushing over the interior surface of the ring when the spindle isrotated and thoroughly and rapidly removing dirt, oil, 830.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a portion of a spinning-frame of usualconstruction with my attachment in position to clean the rings; and Fig.2 is an enlarged side elevation, partly broken out, of an attachmentembodying one form of my invention.

Referring to Fig. 1, the frame A, spindlerail B, the spindles S,rotatably mounted thereon and driven in usual manner, thevertically-reciprocating ring-rail R, provided with the rings R thelifter-rods R, and the lifter-arms D, actuated by suitable windingmechanism M through the chain D and rocker-arm D are and may be of usualor well-known construction and operated in the usual manner.

In accordance with myinvcntion I provide an attachment (shown separatelyin Fig. 2) consisting of a body portion a, preferably made as a bobbinof usual construction, provided with a longitudinal bore a to receiveand frictionally engage the spindle-blade. The bodyis provided withsuitable laterally extended cleaning projections to engage the interiorportions of the ring when the attachment is in use, and heroin I haveshown such projections as bristles b, which may be ar ranged in tuftssuitably secured to the body a. These tufts of bristles are shown asar-' ranged spirally around the body and projecting laterally therefrom,and I also provide an aunularly=arranged series b Fig. 2, which areshown as upwardly and outwardly in clined. The length of theprojectionsb or b is sufficient to engage theinteriorsurface and flangeportion of the ring when the attachment is placed on the spindle, asshown in Fig. 1, and thereupon the frame is started up, the rotation ofthe spindles and traverse of the ring-rail acting to thoroughly cleanthe rings.

It is preferable to mountone of the attachments on each of a number ofspindles to expedite the cleaning, though it will be manifest that, if.desired, one at a time may be used, and so, too, spinning may be carriedon with some spindles while the rings of others are being cleaned.

My invention is not restricted to the pre cise construction herein shownand described, as the same may be modified or rearranged in variousparticulars without departing from the'spirit and scope of my invention.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, 1s-

1. A spindle-rail, a series of rotatable spin dies mounted thereon, atraversing ring-rail provided with rings, and ring-cleaners detachablymounted on the spindles and provided with laterally-extended flexibleprojections to engage and clean the rings as the ring=rail is traversed.

2. In a spinning-frame, spindles, atraversing ring-rail having ringsmounted thereon,-

and a series of bobbins adapted to be mounted on the spindles andprovided each with laterally-extended bristles to en gage and clean theinterior of the rings when the ring-rail is traversed.

3. Anattachmentforring-spinningframes, comprising a body having acentral bore to receive the spindle-blade, and a series of flexiblecleaning projections arranged upon and extended laterally from thebobbin, to clean the interior of a ring when the attachmentis applied toits cooperating spindle.

4. Anattachmentforring-spinningframes, comprisinga bobbin centrallybored to receive a spindle-blade and having a spirally-arrangedandlaterally-extended series of bristies mounted thereon to clean theinterior of a ring when applied to its cooperating spin- J. W. WEBSTER,P. G. IIOLMEs.

